Big girl bath
Zoey was outgrowing her baby tub. Gene would try giving her a bath in it and she would do everything she could to try to climb out of it, making bath time a real pain in the neck! So, I went to Target and bought the famous inflatable duck tub! I have heard amazing things about it and I thought it would be just perfect for her. Um.. think again! She hated it. I mean, downright loathed the thing. Scared to death of it. Gene would go to put her in it and she would kick and scream and throw a huge fit. I kept it in the living room for a couple of days to see if she would warm up to it and she still would go nowhere near it.
Finally, one late night I was laying in bed, trying to fall asleep and I had the brilliant idea of just putting a bath mat down in the tub and letting her sit in the tub like a big girl. She can sit up on her own just fine but I am very nervous about her slipping because she tries to move around so much. So anyway, we tried it and it worked and we are back to having fun bath times!
She can now crawl around, play with lots of toys, make big splashes and just generally do whatever she wants. To say she loves it is an understatement. She gets so excited when we put her in the bath tub now and would play in there forever if the water stayed warm and her skin didn’t wrinkle up.
The only problem is that it causes a bit of trouble when Gene is trying to wash her and she wants to crawl around the tub and play with toys. I overheard him say “This is too difficult now” while he was bathing her earlier.
Candy :: Jan.30.2010 :: Baby, Zoey, Zoey's Firsts :: 3 Comments »
3 Responses to “Big girl bath”
Awww! Look at those thigh rolls- so stinkin’ cute!!
We have those same pouring cups… still a favorite with the 3yo and 4yo.
I think she will like them for a long time too! She loooves them. She really loves when we hold them up over her head and say it’s raining. She is still getting used to having water in her face though.. sometimes she kind of panics!
So happy to see you and Gene found a bath solution for Zoey! And I am definitely glad she loves bath time. Ethan and Addison love bath time, but Ethan freaks when water touches his face/head.. so hair washing is quite the pain!